Veterinary Hospital Attendant

Alliance Animal Health; Springfield (IL); On-site; USD 21,000 - 22,000; Part time

Benefits offered by this job

Health insurance

Dental insurance

Vision insurance

401k matching program

Life & supplemental insurance

HSA/FSA

Job summary

Alliance Animal Health is seeking a part-time, entry-level team member for the Animal Emergency Clinic of Springfield. The role involves cleaning, feeding, walking, and medicating pets, with training provided.

You will support doctors and technicians, restock supplies, and help with post-operative care while maintaining accurate medication and patient records. Shifts include early mornings, evenings, and weekends.

Qualifications

• Entry-level; willingness to learn and grow in veterinary support roles.
• Able to perform cleaning, laundry, bathing, feeding, walking dogs, and medicating pets.
• Must maintain proper recordkeeping of medications and animal data.

Responsibilities

• Assist doctors and technicians with exams and restraint.
• Restock hospital supplies and support post-operative patients.
• Maintain cleanliness and sterilization of instruments; learn medication administration.

Skills

Compassionate

Punctual

Reliable

Team player

Animal handling

Willing to learn

Tools

Cleaning equipment

Job description

This is a part-time position with possible full-time opportunities

The Animal Emergency Clinic of Springfield provides emergency and critical care services when they are needed most. Our clinic is proudly supported by the Springfield veterinary community and is operational during hours when most regular veterinary practices are closed.

We are committed to collaborative, high-quality medicine. You can trust that our highly trained team delivers the best and most up-to-date emergency care possible for every patient that walks through our doors. We are open 24/7 to attend to emergencies as quickly and efficiently as possible.

Check out more about us by clicking here!

This is a part-time entry-level position and we are looking for people who are excited and willing to learn! This job involves cleaning, laundry, bathing pets as needed, feeding pets, walking dogs, and medicating pets. You are responsible for restocking hospital supplies, helping with post-operative patients, assisting doctors and assistants with animal restraint and exams. You will be responsible for proper recordkeeping of medications, special foods, appetite, behavior and any issue that may arise while the animal is in our care. You will be trained to clean and sterilize surgical instruments. This position has expectations of early morning, evening, and weekend shifts.

Must be able to withstand unpleasant odors and noises. May be exposed to bites, scratches, animal waste and potentially contagious diseases.

Whether you’re looking to just be a master of your role or trying to grow into that next career move, you’ll have opportunities through a variety of virtual and hands on, interactive training and continuing development.

We are looking for a:

• Compassionate, calmteam player with a positive attitude.
• Consistent punctuality and reliability in adherence to scheduled shifts.
• Availability to work weekends.
• Ability to use cleaning materials and equipment with skill and efficiency.
• Perform moderately heavy physical labor (large dogs, bags of litter, pet foods, etc).
• Abilityto attend to sick, scared and injured animals sympathetically and patiently.
• Ability to learn to administer medications and to recognize abnormal conditions.
• Understand and carry out oral and written directions.
• Maintain cooperative relationships with those contacted in the course of the job.

This is a part-time position with possible full-time opportunities

Pay Range:

$15 - $16/hr. depending on level of experience

We offer our staff:

• Comprehensive Benefits (health, dental, vision, liability, 401k & 401K matching program, life & supplemental insurance, HSA, & FSA)
• Employee Assistance Program
• Paid Vacation and Sick Time for ALL Employees
• Paid Bereavement Program
• Paid Parental Leave Program
• Competitive Compensation
• Continuing Education Allowance (applies to licensed/registered/certified roles)
• Tuition Reimbursement Program Available to any AVMA Accredited Veterinary Technology Program
• Career Development Opportunities
• Referral Bonus Program for most positions!
• Additional Benefits May Also Be Available (i.e. Personal Pet Discounts, Holiday Pay, Uniform Allowance, Bonuses etc)

Hiring eligibility may be contingent to a candidate authorizing and completing a satisfactory background check.

*Note – some benefits may only be available to or vary slightly for full time employment status vs part time status.

For additional details including our full equal opportunity statement, texting/outreach communication authorization, physical requirements of the job and more, please visit: https://allianceanimal.com/additionaljobdescriptiondetails/

For additional details including our full equal opportunity statement, texting/outreach communication authorization, physical requirements of the job and more, please visit: https://allianceanimal.com/additionaljobdescriptiondetails/